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| date-of-birth      = June 10, 1980<ref group="Note">'''Note:''' Speculated based on [https://twitter.com/susumumitsunaka/status/1535063581108019200 Mitsunaka's Twitter post].</ref>
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| location            = Japan
 
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| position            = Director <br> Storyboard <br> {{Bracket|Episode director|Technical director}} <br> Key animation
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| years-active        = 2001-present
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| aliases            = 神奈摘陽親
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| website            = [https://twitter.com/susumumitsunaka Twitter Account]
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| footnotes          = Also known as '''Haruchika Kanatsumi'''.
 
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{{nihongo|'''Susumu Mitsunaka'''|満仲 勧|Mitsunaka Susumu}}, also known by his alias {{nihongo|'''Haruchika Kanatsumi'''|神奈摘 陽親|Kanatsumi Haruchika}}, is a Japanese movie director, storyboard artist and director. Known for his passion of baseball, he was noticed by [[wikipedia:Tsutomu Mizushima|Tsutomu Mizushima]] for the realism and fluidity of the batting movements while animating [[wikipedia:Big Windup!|Big Windup!]], and Mitsunaka was appointed action animation director for the series in 2010<ref>http://www.style.fm/as/13_special/mini_071221a.shtml</ref>. In December of 2021, he was revealed as the director for movie 25 of ''[[Detective Conan]]'', [[The Bride of Halloween]] and it was revealed that he worked in series previously under an alias<ref>https://twitter.com/susumumitsunaka/status/1465910023247126529</ref>.
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{{nihongo|'''Susumu Mitsunaka'''|満仲 勧|Mitsunaka Susumu}}, also known by his alias {{nihongo|'''Haruchika Kanatsumi'''|神奈摘 陽親|Kanatsumi Haruchika}}<ref group="Note">'''Note:''' Similarly to [[Koujin Ochi]]'s pseudonym, Susumu Mitsunaka's pseudonym Haruchika Kanatsumi is conceived utilising the rearrangements of individual hiragana characters: 満仲 (みつなか) → 神奈摘 (かなつみ). Haruchika is a deformation of the kanji for Susumu (勧), which is composed of the kanji 𮥶, similar to 春 (Haru), and 力 (can be pronounced "Chika"). </ref>, is a Japanese movie director, storyboard artist and director. He was originally from [[wikipedia:Doga Kobo|Doga Kobo]].
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== Biography ==
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Known for his passion of baseball, Susumu Mitsunaka was noticed by [[wikipedia:Tsutomu Mizushima|Tsutomu Mizushima]] {{jp|水島 努}} for the realism and fluidity of the batting movements while animating [[wikipedia:Big Windup!|Big Windup!]] {{jp|おおきく振りかぶって}}, and Mitsunaka was appointed as action animation director for the series in 2010<ref name="AD"/>. Ever since the sequel of that series was aired in 2010, he formally became an action animation director. In 2008, he was in charge of the screenplay and direction of the 226th episode of anime ''[[wikipedia:Sgt. Frog|Sgt. Frog]]'' {{jp|ケロロ軍曹}}, thereafter he was frequently involved in the directing realm - notably, in 2012, he served as sub-director for anime ''[[wikipedia:Campione!|Campione!]]'' {{jp|カンピオーネ!}}; in 2014, he directed ''[[wikipedia:Haikyu!!|Haikyu!!]]'' {{jp|ハイキュー!!}}, which was one of the most well-known works of his.
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Mitsunaka's first involvement in ''Detective Conan'' was in 2019, when he did the storyboard work of [[The Glamping Mystery|'''Episode 961''': The Glamping Mystery]], under his alias Haruchika Kanatsumi {{jp|神奈摘 陽親}}. In December of 2021, he was revealed as the director for [[The Bride of Halloween|'''Movie 25''': The Bride of Halloween]]<ref name="Twitter"/>.
  
 
== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
 
== Works in [[Detective Conan]] ==
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Under the name '''Haruchika Kanatsumi''' :
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* [[The Glamping Mystery]] (Episode 961) : Storyboard
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=== As Haruchika Kanatsumi ===
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* [[JUST BELIEVE YOU]] (Opening 52) : Storyboard
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* [[The Scarlet Bullet|Movie 24 : The Scarlet Bullet]] : Storyboard and technical director
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==== Anime ====
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Under the name '''Susumu Mitsunaka''' :
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Participation in: '''1''' case (1 episode)
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* [[The Bride of Halloween|Movie 25 : The Bride of Halloween]] : Director, storyboard and technical director
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* [[Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda]] (Episode 1029) : Key Animation
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!style="width:5%;"|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"|Int#!!style="width:15%;"|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
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|961||1018||[[Episode 961|The Glamping Mystery]]||November 30, 2019||Storyboard||
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==Other notable works==
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==== Openings and Endings ====
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*''Big Windup!'' : Assistant animation director, key animation, episode director
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Participation in: '''1''' opening
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*''Black Lagoon'' (episode 1) : Key animation
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*''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2'' (episode 9) : Key animation
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!style="width:5%;"|#!!style="width:15%;"|Song name!!style="width:15%;"|Original title!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
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*''Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'' : In-between animation
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*''Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle'' : In-between animation
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|OP52||[[JUST BELIEVE YOU]]||JUST BELIEVE YOU||Storyboard||
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*''Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot'' : Storyboard
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*''Haikyu!!'' : Director, storyboard, episode director, key animation
 
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* Many more including InuYasha, Pokémon, Bunny Drop, etc.
 
  
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==References==
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==== Movies ====
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# [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%BA%80%E4%BB%B2%E5%8B%A7 Wikipedia] (Japanese)
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Participation in: '''1''' movie
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# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=47674 Anime News Network]  
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;"
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!style="width:5%;"|Movie!!style="width:15%;"|Title!!style="width:10%;"|Original airdate!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
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|24||[[The Scarlet Bullet]]||April 16, 2021||Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation||
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<div style="background-color: rgb(238, 238, 255);">
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=== As Susumu Mitsunaka ===
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</div>
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==== Anime ====
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Participation in: '''1''' case (1 episode)
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;"
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!style="width:5%;"|Jpn#!!style="width:5%;"|Int#!!style="width:15%;"|Episode title!!style="width:10%;"|Original broadcast!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
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|1029||1086||[[Episode 1029|Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda]]||December 5, 2021||Key animation||
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==== Movies ====
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Participation in: '''1''' movie
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;font-size:small;"
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!style="width:5%;"|Movie!!style="width:15%;"|Title!!style="width:10%;"|Original airdate!!style="width:10%;"|Role!!style="width:5%;"|Note
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|25||[[The Bride of Halloween]]||April 15, 2022||Director, Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation||
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|}
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== Other notable works ==
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=== Anime ===
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* ''Big Windup!'': Assistant animation director, key animation, episode director
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* ''Black Lagoon'': Key animation
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* ''Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2'': Key animation
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* ''Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle'': In-between animation
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* ''Haikyu!!'': Director, storyboard, episode director, key animation
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* Many more including ''InuYasha'', ''Pokémon'', ''Bunny Drop'', etc.
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=== Movies ===
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* ''Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'': In-between animation
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* ''Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot'': Storyboard
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== References ==
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# [[wikipedia:ja:満仲勧|満仲勧 - Wikipedia]] (Japanese)
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# [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=47674 Anime News Network]
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<ref name="AD">{{cite web|title=『おおきく振りかぶって』水島努監督インタビュー 第1回 普通に、きちんと作ろうと思っていました|url=http://www.style.fm/as/13_special/mini_071221a.shtml|website=WEBアニメスタイル|access-date=May 2, 2024}}</ref>
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<ref name="Twitter">[https://twitter.com/susumumitsunaka/status/1465910023247126529 満仲勧 - Twitter]</ref>
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</references>
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Latest revision as of 20:48, 8 May 2024

Susumu Mitsunaka

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Profile
Gender: Male
Date of birth: June 10, 1980[Note 1]
Location: Japan
Position: Director
Storyboard
Episode director
Key animation
Years active: 2001-present
Aliases: 神奈摘陽親
Website: Twitter Account
Also known as Haruchika Kanatsumi.

Susumu Mitsunaka (満仲 勧 Mitsunaka Susumu?), also known by his alias Haruchika Kanatsumi (神奈摘 陽親 Kanatsumi Haruchika?)[Note 2], is a Japanese movie director, storyboard artist and director. He was originally from Doga Kobo.

Biography

Known for his passion of baseball, Susumu Mitsunaka was noticed by Tsutomu Mizushima (水島 努) for the realism and fluidity of the batting movements while animating Big Windup! (おおきく振りかぶって), and Mitsunaka was appointed as action animation director for the series in 2010[1]. Ever since the sequel of that series was aired in 2010, he formally became an action animation director. In 2008, he was in charge of the screenplay and direction of the 226th episode of anime Sgt. Frog (ケロロ軍曹), thereafter he was frequently involved in the directing realm - notably, in 2012, he served as sub-director for anime Campione! (カンピオーネ!); in 2014, he directed Haikyu!! (ハイキュー!!), which was one of the most well-known works of his.

Mitsunaka's first involvement in Detective Conan was in 2019, when he did the storyboard work of Episode 961: The Glamping Mystery, under his alias Haruchika Kanatsumi (神奈摘 陽親). In December of 2021, he was revealed as the director for Movie 25: The Bride of Halloween[2].

Works in Detective Conan

As Haruchika Kanatsumi

Anime

Participation in: 1 case (1 episode)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
961 1018 The Glamping Mystery November 30, 2019 Storyboard

Openings and Endings

Participation in: 1 opening

# Song name Original title Role Note
OP52 JUST BELIEVE YOU JUST BELIEVE YOU Storyboard

Movies

Participation in: 1 movie

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
24 The Scarlet Bullet April 16, 2021 Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation

As Susumu Mitsunaka

Anime

Participation in: 1 case (1 episode)

Jpn# Int# Episode title Original broadcast Role Note
1029 1086 Police Academy Arc Wild Police Story CASE. Jinpei Matsuda December 5, 2021 Key animation

Movies

Participation in: 1 movie

Movie Title Original airdate Role Note
25 The Bride of Halloween April 15, 2022 Director, Storyboard, Technical director, Key animation

Other notable works

Anime

  • Big Windup!: Assistant animation director, key animation, episode director
  • Black Lagoon: Key animation
  • Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2: Key animation
  • Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle: In-between animation
  • Haikyu!!: Director, storyboard, episode director, key animation
  • Many more including InuYasha, Pokémon, Bunny Drop, etc.

Movies

  • Cowboy Bebop: The Movie: In-between animation
  • Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot: Storyboard

References

  1. 満仲勧 - Wikipedia (Japanese)
  2. Anime News Network
  1. ^ "『おおきく振りかぶって』水島努監督インタビュー 第1回 普通に、きちんと作ろうと思っていました". http://www.style.fm/as/13_special/mini_071221a.shtml. 
  2. ^ 満仲勧 - Twitter
  1. ^ Note: Speculated based on Mitsunaka's Twitter post.
  2. ^ Note: Similarly to Koujin Ochi's pseudonym, Susumu Mitsunaka's pseudonym Haruchika Kanatsumi is conceived utilising the rearrangements of individual hiragana characters: 満仲 (みつなか) → 神奈摘 (かなつみ). Haruchika is a deformation of the kanji for Susumu (勧), which is composed of the kanji 𮥶, similar to 春 (Haru), and 力 (can be pronounced "Chika").
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